There is always a fear when a transfer looks like the proverbial “done deal” that it will fall apart at the 11th hour, a disagreement over a minor detail in the contract or a change of heart by a player not wanting to upset loyal fans.
Sometimes things can’t be helped though but in the case of John Souttar, there appears to be some confusion over the status of his medical.
EXCLUSIVE: John Souttar passes Rangers medical ahead of transfer from Hearts | ✍️ @Chris_Jack89https://t.co/XKxzlwjB03
— Glasgow Times Football (@GT_Football_) January 14, 2022
The headline grabbing phrase in the Glasgow Times’ exclusive is the word “passes” with regards to the Hearts centre-half’s medical – other outlets have led with this too – however, on closer inspection – so to speak – there is no mention of how successful the process actually was rather that the 25-year old is merely “undergoing” a medical – there is a big difference between the two, especially when you consider how thick Souttar’s file will be.
Rangers have had their fair share of players who barely kicked a ball due to underlying issues, Daniel Prodan didn’t kick one at all having arrived with barely a knee to stand on, hopefully the lessons have been learned.
🚨 John Souttar has passed his medical at Rangers.
This is a follow up on the news that I published around an hour back that he has already completed his medical. https://t.co/jSgfdsE0C3
— The 4th Official (@Official_T4O) January 14, 2022
For all that he might not be commanding a big transfer fee, we still need to carry out the appropriate due diligence, if the Scotland international has agreed to the terms on offer, we should take as long as we need to make sure he will be able to be the asset that we al know he has the potential to be.